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Checkers employee charged with premeditated murder after shooting over missing mayonnaise

Reopened Friday, the Kissimmee restaurant operates under heightened scrutiny by the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office.

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Overview

  • The May 21 drive-thru dispute began when customer Wesley Robertson complained about missing mayonnaise in his order and requested to speak to a manager.
  • Employee Elijah Travis Mackey allegedly climbed out of the drive-thru window, shot Robertson in the chest, and the victim later died at Osceola Regional Medical Center.
  • Mackey fled on foot but was found hiding under a stairwell at the Celebration Suites hotel and has been held without bail on a first-degree premeditated murder charge.
  • Checkers issued a statement emphasizing that the employee’s actions do not reflect the values of its nationwide workforce.
  • The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office is leading the ongoing investigation and the Kissimmee restaurant reopened on May 23.